National Instruments E Series - Manual (Page 4)

 National Instruments Corporation v DAQCard E Series User Manual
Table
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Contents
About This Manual
Organization of This Manual ........................................................................................xi
Conventions Used in This Manual ................................................................................xii
National Instruments Documentation ...........................................................................xiii
Related Documentation .................................................................................................xiv
Customer Communication ............................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the DAQCard E Series .......................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started ......................................................................................1-2
Software Programming Choices ...................................................................................1-2
LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI Application Software ...............................1-2
NI-DAQ Driver Software ...............................................................................1-3
Register-Level Programming ..........................................................................1-4
Optional Equipment ......................................................................................................1-5
Custom Cabling .............................................................................................................1-5
Unpacking .....................................................................................................................1-6
Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
Installation .....................................................................................................................2-1
Configuration ................................................................................................................2-2
Chapter 3
Hardware Overview
Analog Input ..................................................................................................................3-2
Input Mode ......................................................................................................3-2
Input Polarity and Input Range .......................................................................3-3
Considerations for Selecting Input Ranges ......................................3-6
Dither ..............................................................................................................3-6
Multichannel Scanning Considerations ..........................................................3-7
Analog Trigger ..............................................................................................................3-9
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